3 Layer Laser Cutting

This is an assignment for my drawing class that I've just completed today. We took photos of different objects to transfer into Adobe Illustrator and make a 3 layer laser cut piece out of. The colors used were white, black, and grey. I decided to do a stuffed giraffe from this picture.

From the picture, I had to simplify it into a design with only the 3 colors mentioned above. Here's what my giraffe looked like after I designed the illustrator document.

Then left the actual laser cutting part which was mainly done by the teacher from Print Services. The back layer doesn't need to be cut because the laser cutter is a subtractive device. My bottom layer was grey. The middle layer cuts out both the middle layer pieces and the top layer pieces. My middle layer was black. The top layer cuts out everything so that it can show both colors of pieces below it. My top layer was white. Here are the photos of how the 3 pieces fit together.

Overall, I thought this was a very interesting project!